The influence of nonanatomical insertion and incongruence of meniscal transplants on the articular cartilage in an ovine model

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 841-850

  Von Lewinski, Gabriela ^a   Kohn, Dieter ^b   Wirth, Carl Joachim ^a   Lazovic, Djordje ^c  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c PIUS HOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cartilage; Chondroprotective effect; Meniscal transplantation; Meniscus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; AUTOGRAFT; CARTILAGE DEGENERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EWE; FEMALE; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; MENISCAL TRANSPLANTATION; MENISCECTOMY; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCORING SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; CARTILAGE DISEASES; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; FEMALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MODELS, ANIMAL; SHEEP;

EID: 42249105061     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546507313089     Document Type: Article

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